This book, published in the academic series “Literary Monuments” under the title: “The History of the Affairs of the Grand Duke of Moscow” by Prince Andrei Kurbsky, is one of the most remarkable monuments of ancient Russian literature of the second half of the 16th century. Its author is a representative of the Yaroslavl branch of the princely family of Rurikovich Andrei Mikhailovich Kurbsky (1528–1583), governor and boyar of the first Russian Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (1530–1584). While on his annual military service in the Livonian border town of Yuryev, Kurbsky, accompanied by 12 faithful servants, made a secret night escape to the neighboring Livonian fortress of Volmar on April 30, 1564 and then transferred to the Polish royal service, receiving for this from the Polish king and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augusta Jagiellonian generous land grants in Lithuania and Volyn on fief rights. During his many years of stay on the territory of the Polish Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kurbsky wrote his famous “History” about Ivan the Terrible. The original of this historical and literary work has not survived. Its text is now known only in numerous copies as part of the “Kurbsky collections” of the last quarter of the 17th - first third of the 19th century. In the earliest and most correct copies, the text is entitled: “The story of the Great Prince of Moscow.” In previous scientific literature and in social and cultural usage, a later modified name was assigned to this work: “The Story of the Grand Duke of Moscow.” In this edition, its translation is printed under the modernized title of the earliest and correct lists - “The History of the Affairs of the Grand Duke of Moscow.” CONTENTS: From the editor (Yu.D. Rykov) 5 THE HISTORY OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE GRAND DUKE OF MOSCOW PRINCE ANDREY KURBSKY. THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT PRINCE OF MOSCOW DLEKH (prepared by K.Yu. Yerusalimsky) 16 PRINCE ANDREY KURBSKY. HISTORY OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE GRAND DUKE OF MOSCOW (translation by A. A. Alekseev) 17 APPENDICES K.YU. Yerusalimsky. Purpose of “History” 221K.Yu. Yerusalimsky. Archaeographic review 288DIFFERENT READINGS (prepared by K.Yu. Yerusalimsky) 396NOTES 479CHRONICAL OF THE LIFE OF BOOK. ANDREY MIKHAILOVICH KURBSKY 837 ACCEPTED ABBREVIATIONS AND USED LITERATURE 843 INDEX OF NAMES (prepared by E.V. Kirichenko) 890 INDEX OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES (prepared by E.V. Kirichenko) 928 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 941

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Portrait of an unknown person from the collection Radziwillov. End of the 16th - beginning of the 17th century. National Art Museum in Minsk frontispiece of Parsun Ivan the Terrible. End of the 16th - beginning of the 17th century. Copenhagen National MuseumBook. Andrei Kurbsky pursues the retreating Tatars during the assault on Kazan. 1552 Miniature. From the book: Litsevoy chronicle code: Facsimile edition of a manuscript of the 16th century: In 10 books. Book 10: Royal Book. M., 2006. L. 619 Tombstone book. Ivan Mikhailovich Kurbsky. Yaroslavl, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Photo by Yu.V. SeleznevaTrip of the royal family to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery for the baptism of Tsarevich Dmitry. 1553 Miniature. From the book: Facial Chronicle Code. Book 10. L. 619 “History” by A. Kurbsky. OR GIM, collection. A.S. Uvarov No. 301 (at 2°). L. 1Princes Pyotr Shuisky and Andrei Kurbsky set out on a campaign to “prey on the German cities." 1558 Miniature. From the book: Facial Chronicle Code. Book 9: Synodal volume. M., 2006. L. 357 “History” by A. Kurbsky. NIOR RSL, collection. N.S. Tikhonravov No. 639. L. 464 “History” by A. Kurbsky. NIOR RSL, collection. N.S. Tikhonravova No. 639. Sheet 523 vol. Princes Peter Shuisky and Andrei Kurbsky inform Tsar Ivan about the capture of Novgorod (Neuhausen). 1558 Miniature. From the book: Facial Chronicle Code. Book 9. L. 361 volume “Vacation” voivode book. Andrey Kurbsky and Danila Adashev to Livonia. 1560 Miniature. From the book: Facial Chronicle Code. Book 9. L. 477 volume “History” by A. Kurbsky. RGALI, collection. Vyazemskikh No. 6040. L. 1 Vasily Shibanov tells Tsar Ivan “the treacherous deeds of his ruler, Prince Ondrej.” 1564 Miniature. From the book: Facial Chronicle Code. Book 9. L. 541 volume “History” by A. Kurbsky. OR State Historical Museum, Museum collection. No. 3090. L. 1Church of the Holy Trinity in the Kovel village of Verbka, where Prince is buried. Andrey Kurbsky. Drawing. XIX century From the book: The life of Prince Andrei Mikhailovich Kurbsky in Lithuania and Volyn: Acts issued by the temporary commission established at the highest level under the Kiev military, Podolsk and Volyn governor-general: In 2 volumes / Prepared. N.D. Ivanishev. Kyiv, 1849. T. 2. App. Table Church of the Holy Trinity in the village. Verbka. Church plan and crypt. Drawing. XIX century From the book: The life of Prince Andrei Mikhailovich Kurbsko in Lithuania and Volyn. T. 2. App. Table II “History” by A. Kurbsky. OR RNL, collection. St. Petersburg Theological Academy No. 309. L. 67 vol.-68 Complaint of the book. Andrei Kurbsky in the register book of the Vladimir City Court for 1575 about the escape of his servant Ivan and the theft of Kurbsky’s property, among other things - books "Apostle" and "Saint Basil the Great". Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Kyiv. F. 28 (Vladimir City Court). On. 1. D. 9. L. 157 On p. 15: Consecration by Metropolitan Daniel of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Kolomenskoye. Fragment of a miniature from the Facial Chronicle. 1570s. RNB. F. IV. 232. L. 939 vol. From the book: Orthodox Encyclopedia. M., 2006. T. 14. P. 68 On p. 218: I.T. de Bry. General view of Alexandrovskaya Sloboda. Engraving. Latin edition of the works of J. Ulfeldt. 1627 From the book: Ulfeldt Ya. Travel to Russia / Rep. ed. J. Lind, A.L. Khoroshkevich. M., 2002. P. 319